Tuesday, 28 May 2013

The Beta release is the last important milestone
before the release of Fedora 19. Only critical bug fixes will be pushed as
updates, leading up to the general release of Fedora 19. Join us in making
Fedora 19 asolid release by downloading, testing, and providing your
valuable feedback.

Fedora 19 continues the long tradition of bringing the
latest technologies to open source software users. No matter what you do
with open source, Fedora 19 has the tools you need to help you get
things done.

* 3D modelling and printing are enabled through a variety of
tools, including OpenSCAD, Skeinforge, SFACT, Printrun, and RepetierHost.
By bringing 3D printing tools into Fedora, you can get started with
what's ready-to-go in the repositories without having to download binary
blobs or run Python code from git.

* OpenShift Origin makes it easy for
you to build your own Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure, allowing
you to enable others to easily develop and deploy software.

*
node.js is a popular Javascript-based platform for those building scalable
network applications or real-time apps across distributed devices. Also
included is the npm package manager, providing access to over 20,000
programs and libraries available under free and open source
licenses.

* Ruby 2.0.0, just released in February, comes to Fedora
while maintaining source-level backwards compatibility with your Ruby
1.9.3 software. Also included: a custom Ruby loader for easy switching
of interpreters.

* MariaDB, a community-developed fork of MySQL, is
the default implementation of MySQL in Fedora 19, offering users a truly
open MySQL implementation.

=== Get things done ===

*
Federated VOIP means Fedora users can make calls using a user@domain address with the same convenience as email.

* CUPS has been updated to
the latest upstream release, using PDF rather than PostScript as the
baseline document format.

=== Learn ===

* Developer's Assistant
is great for those new to development or even new to Linux, this tool helps
you to get started on a code project with templates, samples, and
toolchains for the languages of your choice. Bonus: It lets you publish
directly to GitHub.

=== Deploy, Monitor, and Manage ===Make your
machines work for you--not the other way around. Whether you have one or "one
too many" machines, Fedora 19 helps you boot manage your systems and enables
you to be proactive with tools for diagnosis, monitoring, and
logging.

* Syslinux optional boot tool integration brings you
optional, simplified booting of Fedora. We have added support for
using syslinux instead of GRUB via kickstart and plan to add a hidden
option in Anaconda installer as well. syslinux is especially ideal for
images used in cloud environments and virt appliances where the advanced
features of GRUB are not needed.

* Among other systemd enhancements in
this release, systemd Resource Control lets you modify your service
settings without a reboot by dynamically querying and modifying resource
control parameters at runtime.

* Kerberos administrators will enjoy
an easier experience, thanks to Fedora 19 removing the need for Kerberos
clients to sync their clocks or to have reverse DNS records carefully setup
for services. In addition, it provies Kerberos-enabled, LDAP replicated,
two-factor authentication for FreeIPA.

* OpenLMI is a common
infrastructure for the management of Linux systems that makes remote
management of machines much simpler.

The Beta release is the last important milestone
before the release of Fedora 19. Only critical bug fixes will be pushed as
updates, leading up to the general release of Fedora 19. Join us in making
Fedora 19 asolid release by downloading, testing, and providing your
valuable feedback.

Fedora 19 continues the long tradition of bringing the
latest technologies to open source software users. No matter what you do
with open source, Fedora 19 has the tools you need to help you get
things done.

* 3D modelling and printing are enabled through a variety of
tools, including OpenSCAD, Skeinforge, SFACT, Printrun, and RepetierHost.
By bringing 3D printing tools into Fedora, you can get started with
what's ready-to-go in the repositories without having to download binary
blobs or run Python code from git.

* OpenShift Origin makes it easy for
you to build your own Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure, allowing
you to enable others to easily develop and deploy software.

*
node.js is a popular Javascript-based platform for those building scalable
network applications or real-time apps across distributed devices. Also
included is the npm package manager, providing access to over 20,000
programs and libraries available under free and open source
licenses.

* Ruby 2.0.0, just released in February, comes to Fedora
while maintaining source-level backwards compatibility with your Ruby
1.9.3 software. Also included: a custom Ruby loader for easy switching
of interpreters.

* MariaDB, a community-developed fork of MySQL, is
the default implementation of MySQL in Fedora 19, offering users a truly
open MySQL implementation.

=== Get things done ===

*
Federated VOIP means Fedora users can make calls using a user@domain address with the same convenience as email.

* CUPS has been updated to
the latest upstream release, using PDF rather than PostScript as the
baseline document format.

=== Learn ===

* Developer's Assistant
is great for those new to development or even new to Linux, this tool helps
you to get started on a code project with templates, samples, and
toolchains for the languages of your choice. Bonus: It lets you publish
directly to GitHub.

=== Deploy, Monitor, and Manage ===Make your
machines work for you--not the other way around. Whether you have one or "one
too many" machines, Fedora 19 helps you boot manage your systems and enables
you to be proactive with tools for diagnosis, monitoring, and
logging.

* Syslinux optional boot tool integration brings you
optional, simplified booting of Fedora. We have added support for
using syslinux instead of GRUB via kickstart and plan to add a hidden
option in Anaconda installer as well. syslinux is especially ideal for
images used in cloud environments and virt appliances where the advanced
features of GRUB are not needed.

* Among other systemd enhancements in
this release, systemd Resource Control lets you modify your service
settings without a reboot by dynamically querying and modifying resource
control parameters at runtime.

* Kerberos administrators will enjoy
an easier experience, thanks to Fedora 19 removing the need for Kerberos
clients to sync their clocks or to have reverse DNS records carefully setup
for services. In addition, it provies Kerberos-enabled, LDAP replicated,
two-factor authentication for FreeIPA.

* OpenLMI is a common
infrastructure for the management of Linux systems that makes remote
management of machines much simpler.